Postal Service announces shipping deadlines for holiday season

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Hundreds of millions of packages will be crisscrossing the country over the next two months as people prepare for the holidays. That’s a lot of shipping and a lot of packages.

To make sure your gifts get to their destination on time, FedEx, UPS, and the US Postal Service released their deadlines. All agencies ask that you send your packages as early as possible to best guarantee their delivery. Even though rush shipping is available in most instances, it will cost you.